Heritage-listed Brisbane hotel sells

After 23 years of ownership, the Hakfoort Group has sold the heritage-listed Redbrick Hotel. The hotel occupies a prominent corner position fronting Annerley Road.

The property was sold by Tony Bargwanna, National Director and Leon Alaban, National Director of Savills.

“As a Brisbane landmark for 132 years, the sale of Woolloongabba’s Redbrick Hotel holds great cultural and historical value. Even after undergoing significant refurbishment over the years, the hotel maintains its original charm while still offering high-end modern finishes,” said Leon Alaban, National Director – Savills Hotels.

Woolloongabba’s Redbrick Hotel was first built in 1980 for Thomas Burke, who remained the owner until 1899 before selling. It has since seen several owners, but in the 1980s it was aptly named ‘Burke’s Hotel’ in his honour.

Burke’s Hotel was later known as the Red Brick because of the red 10-pound notes knowns as ‘bricks’ used by bookies to set bets in the public bar. The hotel retains much of its original architecture, substantially intact for a nineteenth-century building.

“The sale of this Woolloongabba’s Redbrick Hotel illustrates the continued strong demand for South East Queensland hotels,” said Mr. Alaban.